It’s well established that some cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are caused by mutations that are inherited from a person’s parents — but a new study shows some cases of sporadic ALS may ...

All people have two copies of every gene – one copy inherited from each parent. The NF1 gene mutation is dominant, which means that only one of the two copies of the gene needs to have the mutation to ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) results from changes in the DMD gene. Children may inherit DMD gene changes from their parents or have spontaneous gene changes. The DMD gene tells the body how to ...

A new study has punctured a longstanding assumption about the source of the most common type of DNA mutation seen in the genome--one that contributes to many genetic diseases, including cancer. A ...

Genetic analysis of psoriasis shows somatic mutations are not linked to the development or the spread of the condition. Psoriasis -- a chronic skin condition -- is not caused or spread by spontaneous ...

An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...

Cancer results from a combination of spontaneous mutations that arise with age—just call it “bad luck”—and environmental exposures to carcinogens such as tobacco, ultraviolet light or viruses. But the ...

Some types of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) have more genes affected, causing greater symptom severity.Older age of the mother ...

Psoriasis — a chronic skin condition — is not caused or spread by spontaneous genetic mutations in the skin, new research suggests. The team, from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and collaborators, ...